'There is a lot of concern around modern contraception. Most are Western and people in rural areas don't necessarily understand it without full information,' says Frank Ajufo.
Bukola says, 'we should getting engaged with stakeholders'.
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A discussion panel is up at #anhej2019 .
On the panel are Fred Eze of The Sun, Bukola Afeni of Newsday Online, compere Yecenu Sasetu of Kiss FM and Frank Ajufo of Vision FM
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'Transition of demographic crises to demographic dividends can only happen with 5 factors: reduce population growth; good health care; appropriate/relevant education for youths; environment to get or create jobs; fairness, equity and justice,' says Ejike Oji #anhej2019 anhej

'The problem of Nigeria's youth population is showing in migration. Everyday, 13 women enter Norway as prostitutes. 40% of people crossing the desert to Europe are Nigerians. 40 people killed in Libya and 13 are Nigerians,' says Oji #anhej2019 anhej

'70% of Nigeria's population is under the age of 30. If you don't give them useful information now, what are you expecting? They say Nigeria's youth population is a time bomb but I say the time bombs are already going off,' says Ejike Oji of AAFP #anhej2019 anhej

'We are on the threshold of a great thing. Nigeria has made a lot of commitments. It is actioning those commitments that matter now, and journalists are crucial to it,' says Ejike Oji, chairman of the Association for the Advancement of Family Planning #anhej2019 anhej AAFP

'The problem we have is that we are just lazy. We don't want to do what we have to do. If we tackle things the way we tackled #ebola in this country, there is nothing that we cannot do,' says former health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu #anhej2019

Former health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu presents at the #anhej2019 , recalling his time as minister.
'There is something we can always do good in this country. It is not rocket science. Everyone is talking about universal health coverage.'

'Let the stories begin to be covered. The exco of #anhejng must begin to coordinate this. We have a lot of resources in the health sector, and the common man must begin to enjoy the services promised in the National Health Act 2014,' says Aminu Magashi Garba #anhej2019

'There is more money in 2019, but we cannot request for more resources when we are not spending that of 2018. It is about the quantity, availability and quality,' says Magashi #anhej2019 .

'We have been talking about low resources for the health sector, but now there is much resources and we need to interrogate how it is being used,' says Aminu Magashi Garba #anhej2019

'The future of this country is in our hands as journalists,' says @ismphng Makanjuola #anhej2019

'Must we keep losing our children? Severe acute malnutrition. You don't even have to leave Abuja to see it,' says Moji Makanjuola at #anhej2019 .

Nigeria has one of the highest number of stunted children in the world, says ISMPH Moji Makanjuola at #anhej2019 .
'We say we are the giant of Africa, yet we can't feed our children. We have RUTF. As we speak, Bauchi state, if nothing is done will run out of RUTF in three weeks

RT Ogechi C. Onuoha: Expansion of health care access to the poor and vulnerable is fundamental to achieving UHC in Nigeria.
Dr Gafar OlowAle, Country Director IHP+

International Society of Media in Public Health founder Moji Makanjuola speaks at #anhej2019 about the role of media in achieving better health outcomes in Nigeria.
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The ANHEJ2019 conference gets under way in Abuja. The question...Nigeria's increasing population, achieving universal health coverage and sustainable development goals 3: any hope?
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Expansion of health care access to the poor and vulnerable is fundamental to achieving UHC in Nigeria.
Dr Gafar OlowAle, Country Director IHP+

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The failure of Nigeria to provide universal access to contraception is in many ways a failure to uphold women's rights to life, contraception and education. @MarieStopesNG Country Director, Effiom Effiom. Prudence Ijah UNICEF Nigeria Gloria Essien

#Anhej2019 Keynote speaker speaking on the theme Nigeria's growing population: any hope to axhieving UHC and SDG's? Country Director HP+ Dr Gafar Oluwole urges the media to support social reforms and conduct investigative journalism to ensure accountability.